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AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Tech giants back new data center climate initiative Wed May 27 09:43:04 2026

Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta are teaming up with a nonprofit investor to accelerate new technologies using data centers as test cases. Why it matters: The initiative, led by Elemental Impact, is among the clearest attempts yet to turn the massive buildout of AI infrastructure into a proving ground for new technologies rather than just a new source of emissions. - Those technologies include advanced cooling, energy storage and low-carbon building materials. "We see data centers as really important customers for entrepreneurs to commercialize technologies that we've been working on for a long time," said Dawn Lippert, CEO and founder of Elemental Impact, the nonprofit investment firm spearheading the initiative. The big picture: The…

Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta are teaming up with a nonprofit investor to accelerate new technologies using data centers as test cases. Why it matters: The initiative, led by Elemental Impact, is among the clearest attempts yet to turn the massive buildout of AI infrastructure into a proving ground for new technologies rather than just a new source of emissions. - Those technologies include advanced cooling, energy storage and low-carbon building materials. "We see data centers as really important customers for entrepreneurs to commercialize technologies that we've been working on for a long time," said Dawn Lippert, CEO and founder of Elemental Impact, the nonprofit investment firm spearheading the initiative. The big picture: The…Open

ABCNEWS - Matthew Perry's assistant to be sentenced for injecting ketamine that killed actor Wed May 27 09:27:56 2026

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.

NPR (Steve Inskeep) - Dana White says it's an 'honor' to build a fight arena on the White House lawn Wed May 27 09:27:29 2026

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build a fighting arena on the White House lawn.

NPR (Meg Anderson) - ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools Wed May 27 09:27:28 2026

ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.

NPR (Odette Yousef) - For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women Wed May 27 09:27:23 2026

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.

NPR (Sam Gringlas) - Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting Wed May 27 09:27:22 2026

The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.

NPR (Megan Pratz) - Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know Wed May 27 09:27:20 2026

The Texas primary runoffs are over and November election matchups are set in major contests, like one for the U.S. Senate, as the results deliver lessons for both parties.

NYTIMES (Marvin Wade and Evan Bode) - The Prison System Doesn’t Encourage Change. Time Does. Wed May 27 09:23:49 2026

A formerly incarcerated writer reflects on how the prison system didn’t foster change, but befriending time did.

HUFFPOST - John Bolton Reveals Exactly How Iran Is Playing 'Palpably Desperate' Trump In Negotiations Wed May 27 09:14:28 2026

Trump's former national security adviser said the Iranian regime is "buying time" by exploiting something the president thinks "everybody" is into.